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Song Parodies -> "Flying Grenade Part II"
Original Song Title:
"I Put a Spell on You"
(MP3)Original Performer:
Screamin' Jay Hawkins
Parody Song Title:
"Flying Grenade Part II"
Parody Written by:
Robert D. Arndt Jr.
The Lyrics
The Zell and Loneghof Luftkreisel (Air Gyro) grenades remain a mystery. A few were found in the experimental stage in 1945. This was a flying grenade like the PWM (Panzerwurfmine) but much more complex. It had a ring flight carrier with the explosives in the center hub of the rotor ring. This was top-loaded onto the launcher and turned three times clockwise to activate. Once the ring was secured, then the operator would aim the launcher, pull the igniter plug ring, and depress a button to launch. The rotor ring disc would spin and fly off the launcher for some distance before exploding over the target, cutting into enemy troops. If the ring landed, it would roll and explode. Meant for anti-personnel work it was in competition with the Splitterfaust, an AP version of the Panzerfuast AT weapon which fired an open-ended AP charge. Both weapons were cancelled as cheaper Nipolit disc grenades were approved in 1945...
Flying grenade part II
a Zell design
Rotor ring carrier was new
Zell was tryin’
For distance flyin’
To launcher one attached it
Rotor turned round (3 times)
HE would prove deadly
Ten seconds after it left the ground
Flying grenade part II
a Zell design
Odd find
Just one flew
Just one flew
Just one flew
Passed the test with high score
Army didn’t care
Splitterfaust rivalry
Both dropped by ‘44
Found three
Flying grenade part II
a Zell design
(discovered at Zell am See)
a Zell design
Rotor ring carrier was new
Zell was tryin’
For distance flyin’
To launcher one attached it
Rotor turned round (3 times)
HE would prove deadly
Ten seconds after it left the ground
Flying grenade part II
a Zell design
Odd find
Just one flew
Just one flew
Just one flew
Passed the test with high score
Army didn’t care
Splitterfaust rivalry
Both dropped by ‘44
Found three
Flying grenade part II
a Zell design
(discovered at Zell am See)
No photos have surfaced of the LKGr 43... however, there is this diagram of the Nipolit disc grenade: http://discaircraft.greyfalcon.us/picturesh/nip1.jpg
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Another addition to my knowledge of German weapons. They never gave up working on new killing devices.
I have never seen a pic of the LKGr 43 nor the Handfaust, but have seen diagrams of the Splitterfaust of 100M and 150M. Handfaust was like Luftfaust but only three tubes of 73mm rockets!!! This toy pic shows what the Splitterfaust looked like- top weapon with third item as warhead:
http://i2.guns.ru/forums/icons/forum_pictures/000475/475761.jpg
i once heard a very old Vet say that in the Great War the Germans used to throw round "turtle" grenades. So, what was he taking about or was he just crazy??? He's dead now!
No, he was right, there were 2 versions from 1913 and 1915: The 1913 model "turtle" grenade was made of 2 cast iron halves, riveted together. It was fragmented on the inside and the fuze was made of aluminum. When the safety pin was pulled, a small rod fell out of the body (during flight) which held the 4 primers away from the 4 striker pins.
Opposite of the side on which the grenade landed, one or two primers were driven onto the striker pins, igniting it. The detonator had to be inserted before use.
Diameter of body 80mm, total width 100mm.
The 1915 discus grenade functioned exactly the same as the first type. Its body was made of pressed steel of about 1mm thick. The fuze assembly was made of an alloy with 4 brass end screws. Thrown like an Olympic-discus, the plungers were driven outwards by the centrifugal force.
Striker pins are uncovered as the safety pen falls out during flight. On impact, one, or possibly two plungers (with primer) would drive itself onto one of the four striker pins.
http://discaircraft.greyfalcon.us/picturess/dis800.jpg
http://discaircraft.greyfalcon.us/picturess/dis802.jpg
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